Three Gorges economic zone planned for integrated regional development
2016-03-17 15:49:50
Establishment of a Three Gorges Ecological and Economic Cooperation Zone to serve as a regional logistics center for the Yangtze River Economic Belt was included in the 13th Five-Year Plan.
These university canteen dishes will blow your mind
2016-03-17 12:12:20
Chinese are great at stir frying various dishes, including vegetables and rice. But when fruits become the heroes of the dishes, even an experienced gourmet chef can find it difficult to fire up the pot.
Food delivery start-up faces fines, investigation following expose
2016-03-17 10:57:00
Online food delivery service ele.me is facing fines and an investigation by Shanghai's food and drug watchdog following a state media expose on Tuesday showing unlicensed vendors have been selling food through its mobile app.
Zootopia promotes illegal fox trading online
2016-03-17 09:53:34
The release of the computer-animated Hollywood comedy adventure film Zootopia has given rise to illegal online sales of fennec foxes.
PBOC reportedly drafting tax for FX transactions
2016-03-17 08:10:40
China's central bank has drafted rules for a tax on foreign-exchange transactions in a step to stem speculators, according to Bloomberg News.
Sansha, China's southernmost city, to plant 500,000 trees
2016-03-17 08:10:40
China's southernmost city is preparing to plant 500,000 trees within the year in a new "greening of the islands" initiative.
Top Go player ponders AlphaGo matchup
2016-03-17 08:10:40
The world's top weiqi (or Go) player, Ke Jie, believes he has got what it takes to beat the artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, which has just thrashed South Korean grandmaster Lee See-dol, but Ke admits his chances of winning are shrinking as AlphaGo "learns" at a stunning pace.
Two senior officials subject of graft probe
2016-03-17 08:10:40
Two senior officials have been placed under investigation for suspected corruption as the nationwide anti-graft campaign is picking up steam.
For oil company, natural gas new 'engine of growth'
2016-03-17 08:10:16
Huabei Oilfield Co has the world's deepest gas storage tanks underground and has begun to provide a steady gas supply to the clean-energy thirsty region of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.
Liaoning looks forward to tourism boom
2016-03-17 08:10:16
Tourism is being seen as an energetic industry capable of stimulating economic growth and transforming Liaoning province, which was recently dominated by heavy industries such as steel processing, said Jiang Xiuyun, an accountant with a company that specializes in real estate investments in the province's Fushun city. Jiang made the comments during the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress, which concluded on Wednesday.
Expanding culture is essential to end poverty, lawmaker says
2016-03-17 08:10:16
Some national legislators at the annual legislative session in Beijing said that cultural development should be part of China's anti-poverty drive and urged the government to allocate more cultural resources to the rural poor.
More money aimed at improving visitors' experience
2016-03-17 08:10:16
The 2016 Government Work Report, approved by the National People's Congress on Wednesday, promised to accelerate the construction of tourism infrastructure to welcome the coming of the tourism age.